Honest bread in Gwynedd
Gwynedd has 10 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 8 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Bangor, Aberdaron, Barmouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Caernarfon and Dolgellau.
Towns in Gwynedd
All bakeries in Gwynedd
Bangor Bakehouse
Home micro-bakery in Bangor making sourdough over a two-day process using a wild yeast starter first established in 2016. No retail shopfront; supplies by order and local collection.
Becws Islyn
Bakery at the western tip of the Llyn Peninsula, baking from 3am daily. Produces sourdough, seaweed bread and handmade croissants, with a cafe on the first floor.
Counter Culture
Artisan bakery in Bangor run by Sean Kelly, making sourdough from just flour, water, salt and starter, alongside focaccia and buns. County Down Producer of the Year 2025 at Blas, and a Real Bread Ireland member selling through local shops and markets.
Counter Culture Bakery
Artisan bakery in Bangor, County Down, run by Sean Kelly. Sourdough made from flour, water, salt and starter only. The sourdough focaccia won gold at Blas na hEireann 2025.
Model Bakery
Bakery run by Kurmang Rashid, baking bread to his own recipes including honey and olive oil loaves with seeds and herbs. Featured on Hairy Bikers and Britain's Best Bakery.
Popty'r Dref
Barmouth branch of Popty'r Dref, the Dolgellau bakery named in the La Liste 2024 Pastry Awards as one of the world's best, baking sourdough and fresh bread alongside pastries and cakes. Shop on Jubilee Road by Cardigan Bay.
Popty'r Dref
Artisan bakery in Dolgellau named among the world's best bakeries in the La Liste 2024 Pastry Awards, making sourdough bloomers, baguettes and fresh bread alongside pastries and cakes. Listed on BigBarn as a food producer in Gwynedd.
The Big Rock Cafe
Working micro-bakery and cafe on Porthmadog High Street, run by Graham and Charlotte Whiteman since 2005. Bakes sourdough, rye and spelt loaves daily alongside monkey bread, pastries and buns.
The Sourdough Wagon
Artisan micro bakery on the Llyn Peninsula baking organic sourdough loaves in a wagon at Crugan Farm Shop using stoneground British flour. The baker also serves Welsh rarebit on site.
Ty Becws (The Bakehouse)
Traditional Welsh bakery in the old town of Caernarfon, baking everything from scratch with quality ingredients. Serves fresh bread, cakes and pastries seven days a week.